Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

[Siccmade]

I recently got a new PC and flat screen TV, everything in game and on the comp looks great visually but my screen shots are coming out super dark. I'm not very tech savvy so wondering if there is something I need to do in Windower or elsewhere to fix this?

[Taint]

Can anyone list a range for best shoha: great katanas

-can include magian trial weps
-can include upto 90 masamune
-can include upto 95 amano

Just wanna sort of get some idea of the range of best/worse assuming capped shoha merits.

For Pure Shoha damage? at 100tp,200tp,300tp? for epeen?

Overall in general

Masa99 > Amano99 > Masa95 > Masa90 > Amano 95 > TP bonus > Masa 85 > Amano 90 > WS bonus


Left out Murasamemaru and Kogarasumaru because of how rare they are but both are very good weapons for obvious reasons and mythic riding 2-3 AM should be top dog.

On a highly evasive mob Amano99 can top the list. (even after 64% zanshin and the loss of str and att from masa)

[Septimus]

Am I correct in thinking that -1 items drop from any mobs within CoP dynamis zones? I'm 0/6ish full runs on THF -1 feet in Qufim, rotating between /ja proc mobs families, and I've seen almost all of the other -1 feet, just want to make sure I'm not missing something dumb.

There are 20 different -1 for each slot. Just takes a while for the one that you want to load up.

[noodles355]

There are 20 different -1 for each slot. Just takes a while for the one that you want to load up.

And don't worry, as soon as you get it to drop finally, you can rest assured you will continue to get 3 or 4 every run after.

[Koyangi]

What's minimum needed to kill JoL, assume 1 person is an Aegis PLD, and the strategy with said minimum. Thanks.

[Nightfyre]

PLD + healer probably. Healer needs access to Dispel, PLD can Aeolian Edge adds down with some nuking support from the healer if you choose to bring a SCH or RDM. Charm doesn't last long, shouldn't be an issue.

[Radec]

What's minimum needed to kill JoL, assume 1 person is an Aegis PLD, and the strategy with said minimum. Thanks.

PLD BLM SMN

BLM top tier, aja's down adds. Unless iceday matches, will likely take 2 spells (aja > aga2) so have blink/ss/phalanx etc up.

SMN kills JoL w/out getting hate

BLM+SMN keep pld un-petrified/silenced/etc, PLD stands at correct range to avoid charm (~12 but seems to vary)

Edit: Above probably better, forgot pld has AEdge

[Koyangi]

If using Radec strat:

Does the PLD sub RDM, maintains Refresh and probably wears 5/5 af3+2 and neck and waist? Has Almace if that matters, if it gets enough TP from JoL's magic casts, run in after it TP's and Chant and run back to 12.5?

[Kamil]

Nin question:

In which situations would uncapped haste set with Koga Hakama +2 be better than the normal TP set? And vice-versa.

[TSFFXI]

(Delay) × (1 - Dual Wield %) × (1 - Haste %) ≥ (Delay_1 + Delay_2) × 0.2

Haste set has: 25% Haste, 50% Dual Wield ... effective delay is 37.5% of the original.
Dual Wield set has: 21% Haste, 57% Dual Wield ... effective delay is 34% of the original.

I've removed my original statement since I shouldn't have neglected accuracy, DEX, or STP boosts. Thanks for catching that.

With 57% dual wield and 21% haste, it only takes haste and a march to overcap your delay reduction. At that point, I think the most logical choice would be to switch out of Ninja Chainmail. If you're still overcapped, you gain more from swapping out Koga Hakama +2 than from swapping out Suppanomimi. That's one situation where a switch would benefit you.

[Nightfyre]

It's not a simple trade of 4% haste given that our haste legs all have additional stats and you may shuffle other gear depending on which legs you choose, but your conclusion and reasoning concerning delay reduction cap are accurate with the potential caveat of accuracy concerns favoring a different build even when delay is uncapped.

On fodder/old content you could probably get away with an eva set as long as TP moves don't hit too hard.

[dasva]

Not to be nitpicky but that's assuming 0 outside haste and no other gear swaps.


Also shouldn't those dual weild amounts be a bit higher? BG wiki has base DW at 35 for nin

[Tahona]

I quit before the 95 cap, what are the biggest things I've missed/worth coming back/ how hard would it be to get my kannagi to 95/99?

[Aragon of Odin]

Fastest way to get 60K tokens from Nyzul Isle? Prolly gonna be duo'd + a 2boxed mule. Been ages since I've done it, so would starting on fllor 90 and climbing to 100 every time net more points?

[Rehn]

Doing armed gears and when he loses a gear at 49% and 25% I do not notice any difference in damage... spharai95 shijin does anywhere between 100-200 the entire 100>0% >_>

Any gimmick to this fight?

[Radec]

If using Radec strat:

Does the PLD sub RDM, maintains Refresh and probably wears 5/5 af3+2 and neck and waist? Has Almace if that matters, if it gets enough TP from JoL's magic casts, run in after it TP's and Chant and run back to 12.5?

Could sub rdm, but could also get refresh from the BLM.

I can't say I've ever actually done that strat though, just an extremely pared down version of our 75 strat.

Running in probably is ok, if you get charmed just run for a bit, it's extremely short.

Gearwise... you're only taking magic damage, if you're /rdm you could even barspell yourself to the current element - it's not going to hit you very hard at all with magic, naked + aegis + outside refresh could hold it forever without adds.

[Esvedium]

There are 20 different -1 for each slot. Just takes a while for the one that you want to load up.

Yea, I know there are 20 -1's, but I swear that I've seen at least 4 of each that I have seen, and I haven't seen any thief, nin, or cor, for sure. Just making sure they aren't like accessories, and only drop from one type of mob or something shitty like that.

[Shizznight]

Not sure if this is the right place, but I have a question about spellcast.

A friend of mine turned me on to it and I'm not really all that min/max about my gear, but I was wondering if it can be used with macros to change a full set of gear instead of having to use two slots?

For example, can I use it to make a macro like this for hp latents with one macro?

/equip hp down set
/wait 1
/equip sorc ring set

Would appreciate any help or guidance, thanks!

[dasva]

Actually it can eliminate that need altogether by making it switch to hp down then to full dmg anytime your hp is below a lvl you set any time you nuke or do whatever

[Shizznight]

I don't want it to do everything, just be able to use a single macro to change gear set. What would I set in a macro command for example if I named a set 'Icegear'?